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In situ estimation of ice crystal properties at the South Pole using LED calibration data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The Cryosphere, v 18(1), pp 75-102
28 Aug 2024
Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory instruments about 1 km3 of deep, glacial ice at the geographic South Pole. It uses 5160 photomultipliers to detect Cherenkov light emitted by charged relativistic particles. An unexpected light propagation effect observed by the experiment is an anisotropic attenuation, which is aligned with the local flow direction of the ice. We examine birefringent light propagation through the polycrystalline ice microstructure as a possible explanation for this effect. The predictions of a first-principles model developed for this purpose, in particular curved light trajectories resulting from asymmetric diffusion, provide a qualitatively good match to the main features of the data. This in turn allows us to deduce ice crystal properties. Since the wavelength of the detected light is short compared to the crystal size, these crystal properties include not only the crystal orientation fabric, but also the average crystal size and shape, as a function of depth. By adding small empirical corrections to this first-principles model, a quantitatively accurate description of the optical properties of the IceCube glacial ice is obtained. In this paper, we present the experimental signature of ice optical anisotropy observed in IceCube light-emitting diode (LED) calibration data, the theory and parameterization of the birefringence effect, the fitting procedures of these parameterizations to experimental data, and the inferred crystal properties.
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- Title
- In situ estimation of ice crystal properties at the South Pole using LED calibration data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- Creators
- Rasha Abbasi - Loyola University ChicagoMarkus Ackermann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYJenni Adams - University of CanterburyNakul AggarwalJuanan Aguilar - Université Libre de BruxellesMarkus Ahlers - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeMaryon Ahrens - Stockholm UniversityJean-Marco Alameddine - TU Dortmund UniversityAntonio Augusto Alves - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyNajia Moureen Binte Amin - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeKaren Andeen - Marquette UniversityTyler Anderson - Uppsala UniversityGisela Anton - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergCarlos Argüelles - Harvard UniversityYosuke Ashida - University of Wisconsin–MadisonSofia Athanasiadou - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeSpencer Axani - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyXinhua Bai - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeAswathi Balagopal - University of Wisconsin–MadisonSteve Barwick - University of California, IrvineMoreno Baricevic - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeVedant Basu - University of Wisconsin–MadisonRyan Bay - Mercer UniversityJames Beatty - The Ohio State UniversityKarl Heinz BeckerJulia Becker TjusJakob Beise - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeChiara Bellenghi - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeSamuel BendaSegev BenZvi - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeDavid Berley - University of NamibiaElisa Bernardini - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeDave Besson - University of KansasGary BinderDaniel BindigErik Blaufuss - University of Maryland, BaltimoreSummer Blot - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFederico Bontempo - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeJulia Book - Harvard UniversityJürgen Borowka - RWTH Aachen UniversityCaterina Boscolo MeneguoloSebastian Böser - The University of Texas at ArlingtonOlga Botner - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeJakob Böttcher - RWTH Aachen UniversityEtienne Bourbeau - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeJim Braun - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeBennett Brinson - Georgia Institute of TechnologyJannes Brostean-Kaiser - University of Alaska AnchorageRyan Burley - The University of AdelaideRaffaela Busse - University of MünsterMichael CampanaErin Carnie-Bronca - Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueChujie Chen - University of the WitwatersrandZheyang Chen - University of the WitwatersrandDmitry Chirkin - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeKoun Choi - Sungkyunkwan UniversityBrian Clark - University of Maryland, College ParkLew Classen - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeAlan Coleman - University of Alaska AnchorageGabriel Collin - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAmy Connolly - The Ohio State UniversityJanet Conrad - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPaul Coppin - Vrije Universiteit BrusselPablo Correa - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeStefan CountrymanDoug Cowen - Pennsylvania State UniversityRobert CrossChristian Dappen - RWTH Aachen UniversityPranav Dave - Georgia Institute of TechnologyCatherine De Clercq - Vrije Universiteit BrusselJames DeLaunay - University of AlabamaDiyaselis Delgado LópezHans DembinskiKunal Deoskar - Stockholm UniversityAbhishek Desai - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegePaolo Desiati - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeKrijn de Vries - Vrije Universiteit BrusselGwenhael de Wasseige - University of Alaska AnchorageTyce DeYoung - University of Alaska AnchorageAlejandro Diaz - University of Alaska AnchorageJuan Carlos Díaz-Vélez - University of Wisconsin–MadisonMarkus Dittmer - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeHrvoje Dujmovic - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyMichael DuVernois - University of Wisconsin–MadisonThomas Ehrhardt - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegePhilipp Eller - Clark Atlanta UniversityRalph Engel - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeHannah Erpenbeck - RWTH Aachen UniversityJohn Evans - University of Maryland, College ParkPaul Evenson - University of DelawareKwok Lung Fan - University of Alaska AnchorageAli Fazely - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeAnatoli Fedynitch - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeNora Feigl - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinSebastian Fiedlschuster - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeAaron Fienberg - Pennsylvania State UniversityChad Finley - Clark Atlanta UniversityLeander Fischer - The University of Texas at ArlingtonDerek Fox - Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeAnna Franckowiak - Ruhr University Bochum
- Publication Details
- The Cryosphere, v 18(1), pp 75-102
- Publisher
- eScholarship, University of California
- Number of pages
- 75 - 102
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Other Identifier
- 991021863205204721
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- Geography, Physical
- Geosciences, Multidisciplinary